Eastern Europe

Multiple Sports
Governance

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up its sanctions against Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine by moving to recommend that all international federations (IFs) and sports event organisers…
Multiple Sports
Events

The International Judo Federation has suspended Russian president Vladimir Putin’s title as its honorary president and ambassador, as international sports federations continue to react to Russia’s inv…
Football
Media

The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has secured a four-year broadcast rights deal with Hrvatski Telekom, shortly after announcing the termination of its previous contract with Endorphin Magine
Football
Media

United Media-owned Nova Broadcasting Group has announced that it has secured rights in Bulgaria for the next two Uefa European Championships, as well as other Uefa national team rights from 2022-23 to…
Football
Media

Helbiz Media, a division of US micro-mobility company Helbiz, has agreed a content deal with Facebook for Serie B, the second tier of domestic club football
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Bulgarian First League football club Lokomotiv Sofia has announced betting operator Betano as its new main sponsor
Football
Media

A Polish court has upheld a decision that will see domestic pay-television operator Cyfrowy Polsat pay a multi-million Euro fine after making it difficult for viewers to watch Euro 2016 matches free of…
Multiple Sports
Media

Media group Central European Media Enterprises has grown its presence in southern Europe and broken into a new Balkan market with an agreement to acquire RTL Croatia
Football
Fan Engagement

Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw has claimed a first for a European football team through an agreement with dedicated NFT sports and entertainment agency Capital Block
Multiple Sports
Media

The Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reported reaching just over four million paying subscribers to its Viaplay streaming service after adding 397,000 new customers in the fourth quarter of last year…
Biathlon
Media

Polish public-service broadcaster TVP has acquired exclusive rights to International Biathlon Union events for the next four seasons, replacing incumbent rights-holder Polsat from the 2022-23 season onwards
Ice Hockey
Media

Slovak public-service broadcaster RTVS has secured exclusive rights to the domestic tip-tier hockey league, the Tipos Extraliga for another three seasons
Taekwondo
Events

Cancún has been elected to replace Wuxi as host of the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, while Bosnia & Herzegovina is set to stage its first World Taekwondo event after Sarajevo landed the 2023 World …
Football
Media

The German Football Federation (DFB) has signed a quartet of four-season media rights deals in Europe for its DFB-Pokal club cup competition, while also signing shorter-term deals in an array of other…
Multiple Sports
Media

Georgia-based Adjara Media Group has agreed a deal to acquire the Ukrainian arm of pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports, strengthening its position in the Eastern European market
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Viaplay, the streaming service owned by the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, has been hit by technical problems during a mixed martial arts fight during the weekend
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights across multiple territories to the Race of Champions motorsport event
Football
Media

Bulgarian public-service broadcaster BNT and United Media-controlled pay-television network Nova will both broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been announced